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H. A. swENfsoN CRIB Filed Oct. 18, 1922 I HVVENTUR.

A TTORNEY.

Patented Aug. 18, 1925.

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T0 (ilZ whom it may concern:

Be Sit known that I; HEQIME-R'r A. Swnlw soN,,-,-a citizen of thefUnited States, and .residentlot Philadelphia, in the 'county of Bhiladelphia' and State of Pennsylvania have ,irinventedl an Improvement ,in Cribs, of which the following s; a, spec fication.-

In "cribs forfbabies the mattress 1s sur;

rounded by frame structure in order that 19 baby placedthereon may be prevented from falling'therefrom. In order that it may not be necessary, for the 'personplacing and re moving the r-baby upon and. from the mattress to lift the babyiover the top ofsucll frame structure it is desirabl e'that at least one side thereof be capable 0t being readily removed or opened. I It is'an object gtherefore, of my invention to provide a novel construction of means whereby a side ofthe'crib frame may he rgadilyjopenediand closed as may be desire V A further} obj ect of In'yinvention is to provide a. cribfrin which one -side,of the name portion, thereof which surrounds the mattress shall constitute "a gate and shall be adapted toberaised and lowered into and out "of 1 operative relation to the mattress;

also to provide anovel construction of means for supporting, the saidportion of the frame structure in its uppermost position in operative. inclosing' rrelation with respect to v the mattress and also bto provide a novel construction of means for engaging the: said portion of the frame structure for sustaim.

ingiit, in elevated position. i To {thesieuand other endsmy invention coinprehen (ls the construction {and arrange- .n'ientc cof parts as hereinafter fully described in the. specification and rp'ointed out in the claim andas illustrated in the drawing ae companying this specification and; forming part thereof, and in, which I is fillustratedone form of embodimentcof the invention; :HQW-

eve17.,.it i1Lbe-understood that the invention is susceptible of embodiment in other forms of construction than .thatll shown Qandvgthat changes in the details thelfeof V within the scope ,of the; c1aifns; vvitliorut, de-Q- c partingllfrom ,theflsaid; invention: 5.; .j l

Inthe'dravving'itfi i v c Figij '1 is aperspective, view of a portion of acr io'comprising 'th'e'"nove-1-*means embodying my invention; i

m ndate s, 1eza seri -i no seagaa Fig.2islawvertical sectional view, taken-0n the'lin 2 -2of'Fig. 1;"

Fig. .Zrjs aliorizontal sectionalwview takenk on thei'li cf Figflja'nd Fig. a horizontal sectional '"V W- take/H cnthe 1ineA+4 ofFigli Reterrfingito thedrawing"; 1 and,2desig; 6 te the leg'sat t e eppositefi il ds e'fthe r b structure, only one leg at'each end being A shown. The legs each end 1 are connected by an integral cross-wise'extending portion 3 at the top and love cross 4 a distance above thelower ends thereot Rods'5 extend between the cross; pieces '3 and the cross jbars orrods 4 in known manner. Theglegs 1 and 2 atoppositesides of theopposite ends, Q

of the jcribvfraine are connected by means of i side rails 6 which are oonnected to the said legs inthe manner as indicated in the draw: ing, or in any thenmanner which may be preferred- Thefraine for themattress and.

the mattress are sup'pontedupon the. side 5 rails 6' in known manner. i

The construction as thus fardescribed is "oldand weliknown and does not constitute:

any-part! of my invention.

In orderthat the mattress of the crib may 8 be readily accessible either rforxpreparing the ,bed for a child to be placed .thereonor for the placingor removing of. a child upon or from the mattress, 'Ihaveprovided the gate {or frame structure comprising the lower Land upper r'od s l0 and 11 between which eX- tend the'fuprightj rods 12. Preferably, the rods Y10 and 11 are tubular for the sakerof ,lightnessl The opposite {endsof therod 11", are provided iwithfreduc'ed portions-13 the 2D "louterends of which 'areconnected to the up Lpeiflifends of tubular end membersql t." The opposite' ends' ofthe rod '10 are ;s ecured'to the finembers 14at fpointsadjacent their lower ends, gas is showdifn Fig.,'-ll of thees drawi gnf 1; 'Thee1"(' si1 1-g" *LfI'fl1 11$"01 gate,- c

tlie plaitss 10, 1.1 12;"13 .andit tfli's, s'li'dably fmountedbtipon; oscillat-abi *"supported up righhrods 1d." fThese -rodsi extend-1 dovvna; walrdl'y "throughslot in thei h'orizontal portions- 1-8 of en lar tmckets =19 Whichiare a 1 secure' to the -legs 1*iand ampenen nde of the ib sltructtire near-the -upper ends r thereof? hrdugh the tubularend -rnembers ears or lugs which project inwardly from points near the lower ends of the legs 1 and 2. The upper ends of these oscillatable rods 16 are provided with heads 21, while the lower ends thereof are retained within the openings through the ears or lugs 20 by means of washers 22 and cotter pins 23. The lower ends of the rods 16 fit within the openings in the ears or lugs 20 with suflicient looseness to permit pivotal movement of the said rods with respectto such ears or lugs so that the upper ends of the said rods may be moved back and forth within the slots 17.

The angular brackets 19 comprise depending portions 25 slotted to form inwardly eX- tending hook portions as indicated at 26. The depending portions 25 as well as the slots 17 are arranged in vertical planes which extend transversely of the crib structure.

It will be noted that the hooks 26 are formed by cutting angular slots in the inner portions of the depending parts 25. The upper portions 28 of these slot-s extend inwardly and downwardly; that is, toward the crib structure, while the lower portions 29 thereof extend outwardly and downwardly, as shown in the drawing, particularly Fig. 2 thereof.

The gate is supported in closed position by engagement of the reduced end portions 13 at the opposite ends of the upper or top bar 11 thereof with the bottoms of the slots within the depending parts 25 of the brackets at the upper ends of the legs 1 and 2. l Vhen in such position it will be observed that the upper ends of the oscillatable rods 16 occupy positions at the extreme outer ends of the slots 17.

If it be desired to open or remove the gate from its inclosing position with respect to the mattress, the first step is to move the same upwardly, upon which movement the upper portion thereof is moved inwardly by reason of the engagement of the outer reduced end portions 13 of the rod 11 with the portions 29 of the slots in the parts 25. Further upward movement of the gate causes reverse or outward movement of the upper portion thereof to the upper ends of the slots 28, whereupon the upper portion thereof may be moved inwardly, the portions 13 at the opposite ends of the top rod 11 passing over the upper ends of the hooks 26, whereupon the gate will move by gravity downwardly upon the rods 16 until the lower ends of the opposite end bars 1 1 thereof contact with the upper sides of the ears or lugs 20. The opening of the gate provides easy access to that portion of the structure usually inclosed by the upper portion of the frame. It will be seen that when the gate is thus opened a child may be much more easily and with much less labor placed upon or removed from the crib than would be the case if it were necessary to lift the child over the top of one side or the other of the inclosing frame structure.

In order to close the gate it is necessary to slide the same upwardly upon the rods 16 until the opposite reduced end portions 13 of the top rod or bar 11 contact with the lower ends of the depending portions 25, after which the said portions are moved inwardly and upwardly in contact with the inner edge portions of the hooks 26 until they are carried into the upper ends of the portions 28 of the slots in the said parts, after which the gate will move downwardly by gravity until the said reduced end portions 13 occupy the positions in the bottoms of the said slots as shown in Fig. 1.

It will be seen that by my invention I have provided a construction in which, in order to open the gate, it is necessary not only to lift the same, but also to first move the upper portion thereof inwardly, then outwardly and again inwardly. This operation, though simple, would be difficult of accomplishment by a baby or small child who would not understand the necessity of effecting all of these various movements.

By my invention I have provided a simple and eflicient means whereby ready access may be had to the mattress of a crib for the purposes .as hereinbefore indicated.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A crib comprising, in combination, rods pivotally connected at their lower ends to the legs at the opposite ends of a side there of at points near their-lower ends, brackets having connection with the upper end portions of said legs, said brackets having horizontal portions which are provided with slots within which the upper ends of the said rods are located, and the said brackets being also provided with depending portions which are situated in planes extending transversely of the said crib and which portions are provided with slots which extend first inwardly and downwardly and then outwardly and downwardly, the said slots forming hooks, and a gate having slidable connection with the said rods, which gate is provided with bars at its upper and lower sides with the opposite ends of the upper of which the said hooks are adapted to en gage for sustaining the said gate in elevated closed position.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have hereunto signed my name this 14th day of October, A. D., 1922.

HEJMERT A. SWENSON, 

